Why projections on China's future food supply and demand differ

dc.creatorFan, Shenggen
dc.creatorAgcaoili-Sombilla, Mercedita C.
dc.date2017-04-01T19:41:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T05:51:03Z
dc.descriptionThis article analyses the macroeconomic assumptions, demand and supply parameters, and structures of the models used in projecting China's future food supply, demand and trade. Projections vary greatly, from China being self- sufficient in grain to being a net importer of 369 million metric tons of grain in 2030. The differences stem mainly from the approaches chosen to model China's grain production and, in particular, the combined effects of land decline and yield growth. The article also points out improvements needed in future work on modelling China's grain economy, which include accounting for the links between agriculture and other sectors, technical change in the livestock industry and infra- structure constraints on grain imports.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.118013
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118013/files/1467-8489.00009.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/569192
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118013
dc.titleWhy projections on China's future food supply and demand differ
dc.typeText

Archivos